This is where parents, prospective parents and others gain information about the school. Their aims and values can be upheld by developing links with the local community. The school needs to encourage the pupils to see the relevance of learning and what can be done outside of school. Other ways to uphold values is to develop, links with local businesses and invite them into the school. Newsletters to parents showing the topics their child is to be learning about, also how they would like parents to be included with their children’s learning.
2.1 School Governors School Governors work as a team and come together from volunteers from the local community, parents and teachers this is so they have a adequate diversity of views and experience. The Governing body is accountable for the performance of the school, plans the schools future direction, selects the head teacher, makes decisions on the schools budget and staffing, including the performance management policy. They makes sure the curriculum is followed and taught well. Decides how the school can encourage its aims and values. School governors are at the heart of how a school operates, how they do there job effects the interests of pupils, staff and the reputation of a school in the community.
All children are involved in producing their class charters and talk of ways to promote positive behaviour. School council meetings for children to be able to air their views and make comments on what they would like done in the school. Develop Social and Emotional Skills
Senior Management Team The Senior Management team is made up of the head teacher and the deputy head. Depending on the size of the school the team can be bigger and more varied. In many schools you will find assistant head teachers or senior teachers with particular responsibilities, like learning one of the key stages or assessments across the school. The special needs coordinator might be a member and also the school business manager. The roles of Senior Management Team is to set the strategic direction of the school and then manage this, lead any changes and generally make sure that the school is doing the best it can for the children that attend.
Outcome 3 Understand how schools uphold their aims and values 3,1 Define the meaning of a)aims Aims are what the school hope to achieve throughout the year. These are set out by the governing body who will use the national curriculum to see if children will achieve a key stage for that year or they are on course to do so at the key stage. At my placement school in assembly each monday they read out all the attendance figures and say whether they have reached the target level set out by the government of 95%. Also part of the assembly is to promote ways of which children should interact with each other which is another key aim of this school. All teachers have a high expectation of the pupil to get the higher standards.
Often responsible for a curriculum area and/or specific areas of school management. Head teacher Has overall responsibility of the school, its staff, pupils and the education they receive. How does a team support the school According to an old cliché ‘there is no “I” in team’, which reminds us all of the importance of working together, sharing responsibilities and maintaining a balance of the different roles within the team. Common goals and beliefs in the team help us to- improve educational standards of the school by helping children in studies. encourage good relationships promote good community makes target achievement
TDA 2.5 – 2.1 Describe roles and responsibilities of: school governors, senior management team, other statutory roles e.g. SENCO, teachers and support staff. ------------------------------------------------- There are many professionals working within a school, all have different roles and responsibilities, but they work together as a team for the best outcomes for the children. Below is a summary of the roles and responsibilities of some of them. School Governors Usually made up of a dozen or more people from within the local community, these can be councilors, a vicar or priest, local business people and also parents and teachers.
They are responsible for teaching and learning for children in the early years and in primary schools, teaching and learning for young people under 19 in secondary and further education, supporting professionals who work with children and young people, helping disadvantaged children and young people achieve more, making sure local services protect and support children. This achieved with tools such as the national curriculum, EYFS, the Every Child Matters framework which states that every child should: enjoy and achieve, be healthy, achieve economic well being, stay safe, and make a positive contribution, school league tables, and reports from OFSTED. National government also funds research into educational based projects concerning children and young people, promote integrated working for those who work with children and young people and develop the role of non-government organisations such as charities and community organisations. Local government is responsible for providing services to all schools in the community, they will promote community cohesion, develop school policies including school management issues, behaviour management, staff training and development and SEN. The LEA will have policies that communicate their leadership to schools and will have specialist advisors for different areas of the curriculum.
a) Explain the strategic purpose of School governors b) Senior management team c) SENCO d) Teachers e) Support staff f) External professionals (named e.g. educational psychologist) In all state maintain schools the governing body is responsible for making decisions that are in the best interest of the children and young people. It is the main accountable body and its main purpose is to promote high standards of educational achievement within the school. The governing body establishes the ethos, mission and aims of the school within and agreed framework. The governors appoint the head teacher, set statutory targets and monitors performance by reviewing the effectiveness of the progress and targets.
* Health and safety policy- Schools are responsible for day-to-day health and safety whenever your child is in the care of school staff - this includes school trips and clubs. * Behaviour management policy- Children bring to school a wide variety of behaviour patterns based on differences in home values, attitudes and experiences and so we must set standards of behaviour based on the core principles of honesty, respect, consideration and responsibility. All adults in school have a responsibility to model high standards of behaviour, both in their dealings with the children and with each other; their example is a significant influence on the children. Question 6a Understand the wider context in which schools operate. Summarise the roles and responsibilities of national and local government for education policy and